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Show TEARS STREAM FROM PIMM'S YES . AS GREAT AUDIENCE CHEERS H Most Dramatic Moment of the Conservation Congress Reached When, as Senator Bever-idge Bever-idge Starts to Eulogize Pinchot, the - People Indulge in Great Outburst . Baker, "and so appointed Mr, Con-dra." Con-dra." "I am still chairman," declared Mr. Illnes. "I was regularly appointed, did. not decline the honor and have not been asked by President Daker to relinquish the place. Since certain of the Illinois delegation has seen fit to play cheap politics. I shall stick and fight it out." "Isham Randoph, .1. T. I.cnfesiy, Kellogg Falrhank, R. 1 Melandy and others of the Illinois delegation attempted at-tempted to straighten out the affair with President Baker before today's session began, but Mr. Baker could not spare the time. The meeting of the credentials corn-; mlltee Is scheduled for this evening. Mr. Hinea' attitude seemed to promise prom-ise that there would be two chairman present j St. Paul. Sept 7 The two opening ideas of the conserving natural re-tcmrces re-tcmrces met squarely today when Senator Beverldgc. in an eloquent Hjeccli. declared for national control, while .lames J. Hill argued on the contrary. Glffoid Pinchot received an ovation that furnished the most dramatic moment mo-ment f 'he congress. The former (oreater. the object of a wild demonstration demon-stration by the audience, stood with tors streaming from his eyes until lb? outburst of cheers had ubsldcd i and the spectators were again in their teats. , Jut what Senator Beverldge was trving to say complimentary to Mr. Pinchot was drowned in the roar tha; arose, the moment the trend of nis remarks became apparent. "GbTord Pinchot," said the speaker, speak-er, and tho outburst started. It grew rntll every one whs yelliug and th? fcholc house was on Its feet waving hats and haudkerchiefs. Senator Beveridge had no sooner re-tired re-tired than crios of "Hnchot, Pinchot'' rang through the hou9e. He was dragged forward by Mr. Baker. Ills , voice shook as ho spoke. "It Is magnltlecnt," he said, "to bear the sound policies of conservation conserva-tion acclaimed as has been done here today. Conservation lias won out. 1 ihenk you." Senator Beeridge sounded his keynote key-note In the statement, "This z one i;aMon. not forty-six nallous." Mr. I llll said there were dangers in-r-eparable from national control. The machine was too big and remote," he aid., "and Its operation too slow and costly." |